Unit3InventorsandinventionsUsingLanguage:Reading1/36Whatareyougoingtobeinthefuture?Haveyouthoughtofyourfutureoccupation?Warmingup:AlexanderGrahamBellAGreatInventor?2/36patientqualitiespositiveperseverantconfidentunselfishenergeticco-operativeintelligentcreativedeterminedcarefulhard-workinggiftedthoroughcuriousconciseprofessionalpracticalskillshigherlevelofeducationDoyouwanttobeaninventorlikeAlexanderGrahamBell?Whyorwhynot?3/36AlexanderGrahamBell4/36WhatdoyouknowaboutAlexanderGrahamBell?

Whichinventionheinventedisstillusedtoday?5/36AlexanderGrahamBellwasaninventorthatlivedbetween1819and1905.HewasborninScotlandandlaterlivedintheU.S.Hespentmuchofhiscareer

teachingthedeaf.

Haveyoueverwonderedwhytelephonecompaniesoftenhavetheword"Bell"aspartoftheirname?

AlexanderGrahamBellinventedthetelephonein1876-andthisisthephonecompany'swayofhonoringhisachievement!TheveryfirstphonecallwasfromBelltohislabassistant,andhesaid"Mr.Watson,comehereatonce.Iwantyou."6/36Doyouknowthefollowingscientistsandwhatthingstheyinvented?Matchthefollowingtwocolumns.GalileoEinsteinNewtonWattEdisonAlexandergrahamBelltelephonetelescopesteamenginelightbulbTheoryofRelativityNewton’slaw7/361.Readthepassagequicklyandfindoutthemainidea

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ItmainlytalksaboutthelifeofAlexanderGrahamBellandhowhemadethegreatinventions.2.Readthepassagequicklyandfindoutthemainideaofeveryparagraph.Para.1Para.6Para.7lifeinformation,interestHowwasthetelephoneinvented?acontinuingsearcherPara.2Para.3Para.4Para.5curiostyimportanceofhisinvention-telephonethefirsttelephonemessageanewdiscovery-thetetrahedronshapeSkimming:8/36Readingfordetails:Para.1.Whatishisinterestwhenhewasyoung?Andwhy?Hebecameinterestedinhelpingdeafpeoplecommunicateandineducation.Becausehismotherwasentirelydeaf.Hebelievedthathiscuriositywasthekeytohissuccess.(…oneshouldalwaysbecurious…)Para.2.Whatdidhethinkwasthekeytohissuccessasaninventor?Howcanyouunderstandthesentence“Allreallybigdiscoveriesaretheresultofthought.”Explainit.9/36Para.3.Howwasthetelephoneinvented?

aim:wanttoimprove…designedamachine…experimentedwith…noticed…suddenlyhadaflashofinspiration:invented…Insearchingtoimprovethetelegraph,Bellinventedthefirsttelephone!Bychance10/36Para.4Whatistheimportanceofhisinvention?Friendswilltalktoeachotherwithoutleavinghome.Para.5Whatisthefirsttelephonemessage?“MrWatson-comehere-Iwanttoseeyou.”Para.6Whatishisnewdiscovery?Howdidhediscover?Thetetrahedronshape.Whilesearchingforakitestrongenoughtocarryamanintotheair,Bellexperimentedputtingtrianglestogetheranddiscoveredit.Bychance11/36Para.7Whywillhealwaysbeknownastheinventorofthetelephone?Becauseitwasaverypopularinventionandthepatentmadethemostmoneyever.Hewasintruthacontinuingsearcher.Bellwasaninventorallhislife.12/36Exercise:用以下詞或詞組適當形式填空：entirely,setout,diveinto,intruth,occupy,experimentwith,beawareof,current,practical,importance，leadto.

(有一項多出)1.He__________theriverandrescuedthedrowningchild.2.Althoughtheyaretwins,theylook__________different.3.Itwas___________amiracle.4.He________tosolvetheproblemassoonashearrivedthere.5.Scientistsare________________anunderwaterrobot.6.Idon’tthinkhe______________thedangerwhenthechildplayswithfire.7.Hehasa________partnerwhoorganizeseverythingforhim.8.Herconstantlying_____me___distrusteverythingshesaid.9.Nothingdisturbsthepeaceful_________oflifeinthevillage.10.Thestrikingofficeworkers____________thewholebuilding.divedintoentirelyintruthsetoutexperimentingwithisawareofpracticalledtocurrent(have)occupied13/36Discussion1:1.Whichisthebettermeansofcommunication,writingaletterormakingacall?Why?14/36Discussion2:2.Isitnecessaryforahighschoolstudenttoownamobliephone?15/36homeworkWhatisthemobilephonelikeinthefuture?Designandexplain.?16/36ReadingtaskintheWorkbookWasLeonardoDaVincijustapainter?17/361.

Doyouknowabouttheworldfamouspainting“MonaLisa?2.Doyouknowwhopaintedthegreatpicture?Leadingin18/361.DoyouthinkLeonardodaVinciisreallyagoodpainter?2.Whatelsedoyouknowheisfamousfor?Pre-reading19/36《最終晚餐》20/36《圣安娜與圣母子》《圣母與圣嬰》21/36Readthepassageandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:WhydidLeonardoneedtodesignthingsforemployerwhenhewassuchagreatpainter?WhywereLeonardo’sdesigndifferent?Howdidpaintinghelphiminventthings?Whichskilldoyouthinkwasmoreimportant:hisdrawingfortheinventionsorhisunderstandingofmachinesforhispainting?Giveareason.22/361.WhydidLeonardoneedtodesignthingsforemployerwhenhewassuchagreatpainter?Becausepaintingdidnotalwaysprovideasteadyincomewhenhewasyoungsohehadtodevelophisdrawingskillstoearnmoneyinotherwaysandhelearntodesignwhateverhisemployerwanted.23/362.WhywereLeonardo’sdesigndifferent?Becausehehaddevelopedanewattitudetowardsmachines.Herealizedthatbyunderstandinghoweachseparatemachinepartworked,hecouldimprovethemandcombinethemindifferentwaystoimproveexistingmachines.24/363.Howdidpaintinghelphiminventthings?WhilehewasstudyingunderVerrochio,Leonardoobservedandusedavarietyofmachines.Bystudyinganddrawingthemachines,Leonardogainedknowledgeabouttheirdesignandstructure.Hisdrawingskillsenabledhimtoproducecleardrawingsofhismechanicalideaseasily,manyofwhichcanstillbeusedtocreateperfectworkingmachines.Theuseofmechanicalgearswashismostinterestingpartandhecameupwithnumerousinventionsbasedonthegear.25/364.Whichskilldoyouthinkwasmoreimportant:hisdrawingfortheinventionsorhisunderstandingofmachinesforhispainting?Giveareason.Hisunderstandingofmachinesforhispaintingwasmoreimportingbecausebyunderstandinghoweachseparatemachinepartworked,hecouldimprovethemandcombinethemindifferentwaystoimproveexistingmachines,whichleadtoalotofinventions.(Thestudentscanhaveotheropinions)26/36OneoftheremarkablethingsaboutLeonardodaVinciwashisnaturalabilityinsomanysubjects.AreyouascleverasLeonardo?Findoutbyfillinginthischart:27/36PossibleskillsEvidencefromLeonardoEvidencefromyouartistfamouspaintingssuchasMonaLisa.Icoulddrawnicepictureswhenveryyoung.28/36engineera.Someofhisearlydrawingsshowedclearlyhowvariousmachinepartsworked.b.Inthiswayhebegantodesignmachinesnoonehadeverseenbefore.Isometimeslookatbooksaboutdifferentmachinesandtrytodesignperfectworkingmachines.29/36architectHelearnttodesignwhateverhisemployerwanted:cities,canals,bridgesorweapons.Iaminterestedinmodernarchitecture.30/36teacherhadhisownschool